英语词汇“fumigate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To fumigate is to spray something with fumes, usually to eliminate pests of some kind.

A fume is a type of smoke or other gaseous substance, and fumigation is when fumes are used to treat something. Most of the time, a house is fumigated because it has pests in it. If you have cockroaches or bedbugs, you might need to fumigate. Fumigating is a gaseous chemical attack that kills pests and is also dangerous to people and pets, so people clear out before fumigating takes places. The person who fumigates is usually an exterminator.

WORD FAMILY

fumigate: fumigated, fumigates, fumigating, fumigation, fumigator+/fume: fumed, fumes, fumigate, fuming/fumigation: fumigations/fumigator: fumigators

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Four minors died from chemical gas poisoning after a resident tried to fumigate a home in Amarillo, Texas with pesticide, fire officials told local media.

Reuters(Jan 02, 2017)

Then, Fagin fumigates and cleans up, hopefully before anyone is the wiser.

Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016)

"Meanwhile the authorities are visiting, fumigating. It's all designed to get everyone involved."

US News(Sep 02, 2016)

v treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

Syn|Hyper

fume

process, treat

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

单词	fumigate
释义	fumigate (once / 8861 pages) v To fumigate is to spray something with fumes, usually to eliminate pests of some kind. A fume is a type of smoke or other gaseous substance, and fumigation is when fumes are used to treat something. Most of the time, a house is fumigated because it has pests in it. If you have cockroaches or bedbugs, you might need to fumigate. Fumigating is a gaseous chemical attack that kills pests and is also dangerous to people and pets, so people clear out before fumigating takes places. The person who fumigates is usually an exterminator. WORD FAMILY fumigate: fumigated, fumigates, fumigating, fumigation, fumigator+/fume: fumed, fumes, fumigate, fuming/fumigation: fumigations/fumigator: fumigators USAGE EXAMPLES Four minors died from chemical gas poisoning after a resident tried to fumigate a home in Amarillo, Texas with pesticide, fire officials told local media. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Then, Fagin fumigates and cleans up, hopefully before anyone is the wiser. Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) "Meanwhile the authorities are visiting, fumigating. It's all designed to get everyone involved." US News(Sep 02, 2016) v treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests Syn\|Hyper fume process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
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